My First AK!

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My First AK!

I just picked up a Romanian WASR AK-74 w/underfolding stock, 2 30 rd mags, bayonet/scabbard, leather mag pouch, and assorted cleaning/maintenance tools for $500.00 OTD. It is from Century Arms and has a chrome lined barrel. I know I could have gotten this a little cheaper online somewhere but after the FFL transfer fees, and the hassle of waiting for it to be shipped, I said what the heck and bought it. It will have plenty of company in the safe with a Mosin M44, 2 ARs, a Ruger Mini-14 and Mini-30. My birthday was last week so I justified my purchase as a belated birthday gift!

An AK is a GLARING blank spot in my collection. I much prefer the AR platform, but I'm a little embarrassed to call myself a shooter without one (or three) in the line up somewhere. Yours sounds like a fine addition, congrats!

A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.

Have you shot it yet? Taken it apart? I picked up a '74 a few months ago too, Bulgarian I think. I was amazed at how dirt simple the inner workings are. Makes sense, given the ultra reliable reputation AK's have earned. Such a sweet shooter, too, you can plink all day with it. I love mine!
Keeping it stock? I am, iron sights only, not adding a thing to it. As far as I'm concerned , it's all ready perfect.

That is my plan for this one. My ARs are for moddin'! I got the folding stock model for its versatility and "stow away ability". I can put it under the back seat of my pick-up and have it available on trips to the outdoors.

I will have to defer to my daughter to help me download some pics when she comes home from college for a weekend. I am not adept at that just yet!

A Post Script to my original post. After further inspection, I realized that the LGS sent me on my way with the AK in the wrong box (Serial Numbers on box and gun didn't match up) so I took it back this afternoon. Sure enough they gave me the wrong box, so they found the correct one in the back and made the switch with the incorrect box. But this one came with 3 30 rd magazines instead of the 2 that were in the incorrect box. So my good deal (in my eye's anyway) just got better!! How many more mags till I have a sufficient quantity...5, 10, 20, infinity?